3.4.2 Structured Parking
• The Town of Tillsonburg should give consideration to undertaking a study to determine an appropriate location for the long-term provision of a structured parking facility. • Structured parking should be developed with active at- grade uses to provide attractive facades, animate the streetscape and enhance pedestrian safety. • Vehicular access to the parking structure should be located at the rear and/or side of the building, away from main building frontages and major streets. • Pedestrian entrances for the parking structure should be located adjacent to the main building entrances, public streets or other highly visible locations. • Parking should be screened from view at sidewalk
lots located on the east side of Broadway Street are 45- 55% unoccupied during the day, with several lots adjacent to Lisgar Avenue being virtually empty. Those lots west of Broadway Street are 10-20% unoccupied in the morning, and 15-25% unoccupied in the afternoon. Due to these high vacancy rates, it is recommended that the parking structure for the Central Area be reviewed, and that consideration be given to the introduction of pay parking, weekly/monthly pay permit parking, and to rescinding of the special levy by-law, which is allocated for parking lot reserve and maintenance. Please see Appendix F: Summary of Transportation Analysis for more information. • Its is recommended that measures to encourage downtown residential dwellings with no parking requirements be explored. Please see Appendix F: Summary of Transportation Analysis for more information.
level and the ground level of the building should be enhanced through architectural detailing and landscaping.
Structured parking should be developed with active at-grade uses to provide attractive facades, animate the streetscape and enhance pedestrian safety.
Structured parking areas should be screened from view to improve the interface between the building and adjacent streets.
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